The Indianapolis journal., 1887-11-13
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL
In Brief


made to Kanmacher & Denig, the State-house
contractors. yesterday. This leaves but a small
amount to go to them.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday TO Levi
c. Dillon and Efie Gray, Horace II King and Til
lie N. Taylor, George Millward aud Jennie Dry
den, Edward Means aud Ella Sumner.
meeting of the members of the Commercial
Travellers Association will be held at the Grand
Hotel on Saturday Nov. 10, at 7:30 o'clock P. ",
TO make arrangements to attend the annual
meeting of the association at Evansville.
An attempt was made to burglarize the resi-
dence of Sergeant John Lowe, No. 362 Blake
street. Friday night. After the thieves had
succeeded in cutting away a shutter from rear
window, Mrs. Lowe heard them, and scared
them away by calling to her son.
Peter Sullivan. the bartender arrested
Friday night Suspicion of being of the
persons who assaulted aud robbed F. r. Rothen-
fofer, the pastry cook of the Grand HOTEL was
discharged by the Mayor yesterday morning,
there being no evidence on which TO hold him.
RACE AT THE RINK.
There was q large attendance at the Virginia
avenue Rink last night to the challenge
between George Wise and Harvey Glazier. Wise
won in 405 He skated three-fourths of a mile
backward: while Glazier went mile forward;
There will be race next Wednesday night
between a man bicycle and one on skates.
w1FE's PETITION FOR SUPPORT.
Minnie c. Frentzreb has pstitioned the Super
ior Court to compel her husband, John G.
Frsntzreb, to furnish means of support for her
self and two small children. They were mar
ried IN 1883. and she alleges that a month ago
means for support. She asks that he be re-
quired to pay her 5000 per annum.
IScoKPoRATIoN OF TWO COMPANIES.
Articles of association were filed with the Sec
retary of State yesterday by the Central Collect
ing Agency, of Indianapolis The incorporators
are j. W. Smith and L. T. Wheeler. The Pearl
Coal Company Of Indianapolis, which will oper-
iv- Ma pnr rEo fiac ,plc iprn
porated. Its capital stock is $l0,0M The
directors sre A B. Meyer, N. Fl. Vegoe c. F.
Meyer, and j. B. Davis.
DEMANDING DAMAGES FOR INJURIES
Albert Jennings has been made the defendant
in $500 damage suit filed in the Superior Court
by Sarah E. Nsleigh. The lady complains that
while driving in the country Jennings malicious
ly drove bis team into her carriage, demolishing
IL, and throwing her to the ground. Her person
al injuries were such a. TO require the atten-
tion of physician. and she estimates rhe loss by
the accident at the amount asked.
THANKSGIVING DINNERS FOR THE POOR
The THANKSGIVING dinners for poor families
not to be forgotten this year, although Mr..
McCulloch, who usually directs attention to
them. is absent from the city. The charity or
Rsnization will see that each dollar contributed
furnishes dinner to some family, or IL donors
prefer to bear their own gifts the address of
deserving family will be furnished at the asso-
eiation's rooms in Plymouth Church.
WOUNDED WITH BEER-GLAss
Frederick Habsrly and Jacob Shafer. en-
ployes &C Schmidt's brewery, had q fight in
Grsbners saloon, on Madison avenue, last night,
during which Haberly struck Shafer over the
head with beer-Rlass, and inflicted ugly
scalp wound. Both men arrested, and
the injury OF Shafer was given attention at the
station house by police surgeon Hodges The
quarrel originated by Haberly accusing Shafer
of wearing pair of trousers belonging to him.
FEDERAL COURT CRIMINAL CASES.
The United States District Court has finished
its criminal business for the present, and the
jury is discharged Eliza Taylor who pleaded
guilty to counterfeitine Friday. SEN
fenced to three months in the Women's Reforma-
tory, and fine of $50 and costs. Columbus
Moore, convicted of counterfeiting, was given q
fine of $25 and costs, with one hours imprison-
nent in the Lawrence county Jail. The jury
for the Circuit Court is called for Monday.
WORK OF THE GRAND JURY.
After six days work the grand jury made
partial report last evening. showing that they
had returned four indictments and discharged
three persons bound over by the Mayor The
indictments are Albert Michael. for criminal
assault on his step-dauehter; Samuel Herr and
Frank Calls, for stealing horse and buggy
rom Burk g Son. hverymen, and Mathew
Tankesley, for stealing pair Of shoes from
Mack, the Chicago shoe man. The three dis
charged are Frank Wilson and James and John
OConnell, charged with petit larceny
a COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Representatives from all the colleges of this
State met at the New Denison Hotel yesterday
and organized the Indiana College Athletic As
socistion. The following officers were elected:
President-Charles D. Hazelrigg, franklin.
Observation-Disclosures III. Earl Wabash College.
Secretary-William g. Irwin, Butler.
The association organized for the purpose
of creating more interest in athletic amusments
It is the intention to arrange for series of
door sports of all kinds to be given in this city
next summer
CONDITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Diphtheria has ceased to be an epidemic in
the city, and if the disease continues to decrease
at the present rate there will be very few cases
left by the end of another week. Three weeks
ago there were over eighty cases in the city, and
now there are but sixteen. The present cases are
OF the mildest character. and deaths from the
disease have been reported in the last week In
the place of diphtheria there is threatened cpl
demic of measles. The disease made its ap-
pearanee about ten days ago, and has been
spreading very rapidly ever since. Typhoid
fever still prevails to a great extent. and the
health officers fear that it will become epidemic.
1t 10 proving fatal in unusual number of in
stances. During the week there were twenty
seven births in the city. AID thirty four deaths
from all diseases.
FORGERY OF A PARDON PETITION,
On Friday District Attorney Sellers received
from the Department. at Washington all the
papers in the matter of petition for pardon
for William Teal, who was sent to the peniten-
tiary from here three months ago, for Eve years,
fog counterfeiting. When the papers were |
opened Mr.. Sellers surprised to find his own |
name. and those of Judge Woods Marshal |
Hawkins, Clerk Butler William H English. |
Robert Browning and others signed |
TO the petition. The forgeries had |
evidently all been made by the same person, |
and were very clumsiiy executed. Among the /
papers was letter from Harmon j. Everett, !
who was Teal's attorney, which was also a |
forgery. The petitions themselves grossly mis- |
represent the facts in the case, one allegation
being that the offense was the prisoners first |
one, when he has served two terms in prison for
the same ofense. Mr.. Sellers returned the pa
psrs to Washington. accompanied by a state |
nent of the facts in the case.
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE BAPTIST CONGRESS-
The sixth annual session of the Baptist Con-
gress will be held here on Tuesday Wednesday